The match was
attended by 18,858 people. India made three changes to their playing (Pat)eleven
– Sanjay Bangar, Parthiv and Hemang Badani made way for Virender Sehwag, Sachin
Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh.
Australia made three changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Ricky Ponting, Bevan and Ian Harvey made way for Matthew Hayden, One-day International debutant Michael Hussey and Brad Williams.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Hayden. Brett Lee broke the run-a-ball stand.
V V S Laxman, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Adam, Australia’s (Gilchri)stand-in skipper and the player of the match. Lee broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10.1 overs in 50 minutes. Sehwag, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 32. Twenty-seven balls after Laxman’s dismissal, he was caught by Lee. Jason Gillespie broke the 18-run stand.
Ganguly, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Needless to say, Andy Bichel was in seventh heaven. Rahul Dravid, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Williams broke the 22-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21 overs in 105 minutes. Rohan Gavaskar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Lee broke the 22-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 28. Ajit Agarkar, who faced 39 balls, scored nine. Sixty-four balls later, Simon Katich and Hussey ran him out. Yuvraj, whose 62-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 47. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Andrew Symonds broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 150 off 37.2 overs in 172 minutes. Irfan Pathan, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 20. Forty balls later, he was caught by Bichel. Symonds broke the 30-run stand.
India scored 200 off 48 overs in 211 minutes. Murali Kartik, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on 31. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced 27 balls, scored 11. Nine overs after Pathan’s dismissal, Damien Martyn and Gilchrist ran him out.
Australia conceded 26 extras. India were dismissed for 203 off 49 overs. Michael Clarke, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded four. He was wicketless, as was Hussey, who bowled three overs, conceding 15.
Bichel and Williams bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 23. Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket.
Symonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Hayden, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Gavaskar. Agarkar broke the 14-run stand. Martyn, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Agarkar broke the two-run stand.
Clarke faced eight balls, scoring a couple. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Balaji broke the 21-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off seven overs in 36 minutes. Gilchrist and Symonds put on 50 off 31 balls for the fourth-wicket in 27 minutes.
They scored 100 off 12.4 overs in 62 minutes and 150 off 20.3 overs in 99 minutes. Symonds, whose 57-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 73. His 50 – which included 10 boundaries – came off 41 balls in 61 minutes. Ninety-seven balls after Clarke’s dismissal, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the 122-run partnership.
Gilchrist, whose 65-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 75. His 50 – which included eight boundaries and the six – came off 33 balls in 66 minutes. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Pathan broke the six-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 31.2 overs in 144 minutes. Katich, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten, as was Hussey, who scored 17. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries.
India conceded 17 extras. Australia, who scored 204 for the loss of five wickets off 32 overs, won by five wickets with 18 overs to spare. Kartik bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Pathan bowled eight overs, conceding 69. He picked up two scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceding 56.
Australia advanced.
Australia made three changes to the (Micha)eleven that last played the Indians – Ricky Ponting, Bevan and Ian Harvey made way for Matthew Hayden, One-day International debutant Michael Hussey and Brad Williams.
On winning the toss, Sourav Ganguly, India’s skipper, chose to bat. Tendulkar, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Twenty balls into the match, he was caught by Hayden. Brett Lee broke the run-a-ball stand.
V V S Laxman, who faced eight balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls later, he was caught by Adam, Australia’s (Gilchri)stand-in skipper and the player of the match. Lee broke the 12-run stand.
India scored 50 off 10.1 overs in 50 minutes. Sehwag, whose 34-ball innings included half-a-dozen boundaries, scored 32. Twenty-seven balls after Laxman’s dismissal, he was caught by Lee. Jason Gillespie broke the 18-run stand.
Ganguly, who faced 10 balls, scored just a run. Nineteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Needless to say, Andy Bichel was in seventh heaven. Rahul Dravid, whose 38-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 13. Twenty-nine balls later, he was caught by Hussey. Williams broke the 22-run stand.
India scored 100 off 21 overs in 105 minutes. Rohan Gavaskar, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary, scored half-a-dozen. Sixteen balls after Dravid’s dismissal, Lee broke the 22-run stand.
The seventh-wicket pair put on 28. Ajit Agarkar, who faced 39 balls, scored nine. Sixty-four balls later, Simon Katich and Hussey ran him out. Yuvraj, whose 62-ball innings included five boundaries, scored 47. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Gilchrist. Andrew Symonds broke the 13-run stand.
India scored 150 off 37.2 overs in 172 minutes. Irfan Pathan, whose 24-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and the only six of the innings, scored 20. Forty balls later, he was caught by Bichel. Symonds broke the 30-run stand.
India scored 200 off 48 overs in 211 minutes. Murali Kartik, whose 41-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 32. He was unbeaten. The last-wicket pair put on 31. Lakshmipathy Balaji, who faced 27 balls, scored 11. Nine overs after Pathan’s dismissal, Damien Martyn and Gilchrist ran him out.
Australia conceded 26 extras. India were dismissed for 203 off 49 overs. Michael Clarke, who bowled a couple of overs, conceded four. He was wicketless, as was Hussey, who bowled three overs, conceding 15.
Bichel and Williams bowled seven overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 44, the latter, whose spell included a couple of maidens, conceded 23. Gillespie, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 51. He picked up a wicket.
Symonds, who bowled 10 overs, conceded 37. He picked up a couple of wickets. Lee bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 22, picking up three scalps.
Hayden, who faced five balls, didn’t get off the mark. Thirteen balls into the chase, he was caught by Gavaskar. Agarkar broke the 14-run stand. Martyn, who faced three balls, scored a couple. Three balls later, he was caught by Laxman. Agarkar broke the two-run stand.
Clarke faced eight balls, scoring a couple. Fifteen balls later, he was caught by Sehwag. Balaji broke the 21-run stand.
Australia scored 50 off seven overs in 36 minutes. Gilchrist and Symonds put on 50 off 31 balls for the fourth-wicket in 27 minutes.
They scored 100 off 12.4 overs in 62 minutes and 150 off 20.3 overs in 99 minutes. Symonds, whose 57-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 73. His 50 – which included 10 boundaries – came off 41 balls in 61 minutes. Ninety-seven balls after Clarke’s dismissal, he was caught by Laxman. Pathan broke the 122-run partnership.
Gilchrist, whose 65-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 75. His 50 – which included eight boundaries and the six – came off 33 balls in 66 minutes. Thirteen balls later, he was caught by Balaji. Pathan broke the six-run partnership.
Australia scored 200 off 31.2 overs in 144 minutes. Katich, whose 31-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 18. He was unbeaten, as was Hussey, who scored 17. His 23-ball innings included three boundaries.
India conceded 17 extras. Australia, who scored 204 for the loss of five wickets off 32 overs, won by five wickets with 18 overs to spare. Kartik bowled five wicketless overs, conceding 39.
Balaji bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 37, picking up a wicket. Pathan bowled eight overs, conceding 69. He picked up two scalps, as did Agarkar, who bowled nine overs, conceding 56.
Australia advanced.
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